History Tearjerker / TalesFromTheDarkMultiverse

* Wonder Woman's situation in War of Gods. She's possessed by Hecate, and unlike in main universe, isn't freed from her. Then she sees all horrible things that Hecate does (death of Olympians, murder of her teammates, manipulation of Amazons), and can't do anything to prevent this. The ending implies there's a chance to for Diana to defeat Hecate, but considering it's Dark Multiverse...

--->'''Superboy-Prime:''' They were so good, [[ComicBook/BlueBeetle Ted]]. They were so much better than the rest of us.

* Lois Lane's downward spiral after Superman's death. She becomes increasingly bitter and resentful, both towards the other heroes for not being there to help Superman during his battle with Doomsday and towards the world at large for seemingly forgetting the good Superman did. After she merges with the Eradicator, she becomes an increasingly vicious KnightTemplar who believes murdering villains is the best way to make the world safer. It doesn't take long for her to start killing other heroes when they stand in her way. Lois eventually deteriorates to the point where she develops a BrokenPedestal for Superman himself: now able to hear the world's suffering with her SuperSenses, she angrily wonders why Superman didn't do more to stop it, [[ObliviouslyEvil oblivious to the fact that her reign of terror demonstrates why Superman never did so]]. [[spoiler: Which makes it all the more tragic when her actions get the newly-revived Superman killed for good, but only after he sees that people are terrified of the monster Lois has become]].

* Golden Age Superman and Lois Lane's deaths and Superboy-Prime's reaction - it's about his only sympathetic moment in the comic.

* Booster Gold's deteriorating relationship with Blue Beetle, especially when the latter's methods and tactics in averting a future crisis had put himself at odds with other superheroes such as the Justice League.

* Lois Lane's downward spiral after Superman's death. She becomes increasingly bitter and resentful, both towards the other heroes for not being there to help Superman during his battle with Doomsday and towards the world at large for seemingly forgetting the good Superman did. After she merges with the Eradicator, she becomes an increasingly vicious KnightTemplar who believes murdering villains is the best way to make the world safer. It doesn't take long for her to start killing other heroes when they stand in her way. Lois eventually deteriorates to the point where she develops a BrokenPedestal for Superman himself: now able to hear the world's suffering with her SuperSenses, she angrily wonders why Superman didn't do more to stop it, [[ObliviouslyEvil oblivious to the fact that her reign of terror demonstrates '''why''' Superman never did so]]. [[spoiler: Which makes it all the more tragic when her actions get the newly-revived Superman killed for good, but only after he gets an inkling of the monster Lois has become]].

* Lois Lane's downward spiral after Superman's death. She becomes increasingly bitter and resentful, both towards the other heroes for not being there to help Superman during his battle with Doomsday and towards the world at large for seemingly forgetting the good Superman did. After she merges with the Eradicator, she becomes an increasingly vicious KnightTemplar who believes murdering villains is the best way to make the world safer. It doesn't take long for her to start killing other heroes when they stand in her way. Lois eventually deteriorates to the point where she develops a BrokenPedestal for Superman himself: now able to hear the world's suffering with her SuperSenses, she angrily wonders why Superman didn't do more to stop it, [[ObliviouslyEvil oblivious to the fact that her reign of terror demonstrates ''why'' Superman never did so]]. [[spoiler: Which makes it all the more tragic when her actions get the newly-revived Superman killed for good, but only after he gets an inkling of the monster Lois has become]].

Whilst the Dark Multiverse mainly contains the horrors and dark-retellings of popular DC events, you could see how each character [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds fall from their usual glory and how their actions caused the end of their universes]].

[[caption-width-right:350: "''A moment. A choice. Between what we know and what should never be''"]]

* Booster Gold's deteriorating relationship with Blue Beetle, especially when the latter's methods and tactics in averting a future crisis had put himself at odds with other superheroes such as the Justice League

* Technically all the main characters featured in the comic series. Most of their character arcs consists of either making false choices or [[SanitySlippage having their mental stability rot away from the external factors influencing them]]. Bruce Wayne became The Broken after 30 years of being ForcedToWatch his city burn and remodeled by [[BloodKnight Jean-Paul Valley]] and later becoming no better than Valley himself, Lois Lane became the Dark Avenging Angel after her guilt has led to the deaths of Superboy and Steel and inadvertently killing Superman again, Sinestro becoming the Limbo Lantern when his selfishness with the White Ring caused Nekron to take over almost the entirety of the cosmos, Blue Beetle becoming a KnightTemplar whilst alienating friendships with the Justice League and Booster Gold, and Tara becoming Gaia when she heavily believes that she is being held back from her "true" destiny by Slade and her fellow peers.

* Technically all the main characters featured in the comic series. Most of their character arcs consists of either making false choices or [[SanitySlippage having their mental stability rot away from the external factors influencing them]]. Bruce Wayne became The Broken after 30 years of being ForcedToWatch his city burn and remodeled by [[BloodKnight Jean-Paul Valley]] and later becoming no better than Valley himself, Lois Lane became the Dark Avenging Angel after her guilt has led to the deaths of Superboy and Steel and inadvertently killing Superman again, Sinestro becoming the Limbo Lantern when his selfishness with the White Ring caused Nekron to take over almost the entirety of the cosmos, Blue Beetle becoming a KnightTemplar whilst alienating friendships with the Justice League and Booster Gold, and Tara becoming Gaia after being used as an 'asset' by Slade and being held back by her fellow peers.

* Technically all the main characters featured in the comic series. Most of their character arcs consists of either making false choices or [[SanitySlippage having their mental stability rot away from the external factors influencing them]]. So by the end of each comic, they're a far cry of their original selves in addition to becoming the biggest threat that their universe ever had to face.
** Bruce's entire predicament in the Dark Universe of ''Knightfall'', he lost his mantle entirely to Jean-Paul Valley and was ForcedToWatch his city burn and redesigned before his very eyes as a [[BodyHorror disembodied head running on steampunk-esque machinery]], along with losing his former residence and base to Valley and his henchmen along [[KillEmAll with the implication that his entire Bat-Family being killed]]. Even when he was rescued by Lady Shiva and the Son of Bane, [[SanitySlippage his mind from being dissected, tortured, and witnessing the remaking of Gotham caused his mind to become alike with Saint Batman]], as shown with killing his two rescuers without a second thought.
** Lois Lane's ExcessiveMourning of Superman's death and how it became a catalyst to become [[NominalHero The Eradicator]], [[WhatTheHellHero blaming the entire superhero community for not being there with him]] and trying to take actions in her own hands in an effort to carry on Clark's legacy. What's Worse is that her actions unintentionally caused the deaths of Steel and Superboy, along with the [[KilledOffForReal newly revived Clark Kent]], further cementing her character into further darkness as the Dark Avenging Angel of the Multiverse.
** Sinestro as the Limbo Lantern, especially the circumstances surrounding his fate. First, instead of sharing the White Lantern's ring with Hal like in the original comic, he decided it would be best if he were to fully keep it for himself. This has led to [[TheBadGuyWins Nekron winning over the Lantern Corps, bringing all life under the influence of the Black Lanterns and taking over the universe as a result]], forcing to live his life while witnessing what his sins have created.
** Blue Beetle's downward spiral. Ever since he survived his encounter with Maxwell Lord, he inherited the power of Brother Eye in order to use it to prevent the impending crisis, which while successful, also alienated is friendships towards the Justice League along with his long-time friend Booster Gold due to his KnightTemplar tendencies. His relentless path of "saving the world" has led to unintentionally killing Booster Gold, [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul willingly had his emotions shut down by Brother Eye so he could fulfil his mission]], and ironically became [[FallenHero a walking crisis himself]], far worse than was originally intended.
** Tara Markov, after being ostracised by Slade Wilson and having a false perception that she's just a "sidekick" for the Teen Titans, she decided to take the full-on approach of [[ThePerilsOfBeingTheBest becoming someone more powerful than her master and proving that she doesn't need anyone to be with her side]]. Her power-hungry actions had led her killing [[TeamKiller the entirety of the Teen Titans]] and causing the destruction of New York when Superman tried to apprehend her, and even when Changeling tried to talk some sense out of her (which Terra/Gaia states that he's the most caring Teen Titan out of the team), she promptly kills him as a way that she is better off without anyone.

** Bruce's entire predicament in the Dark Universe of ''Knightfall'', he lost his mantle entirely to Jean-Paul Valley and was ForcedToWatch his city burn and redesigned before his very eyes as a [[BodyHorror disembodied head running on steampunk-esque machinery]], along with losing his former residence and base to Valley and his henchmen along [[KillEmAll with the implication that his entire Bat-Family being killed]]. Even when he was rescued by Lady Shiva and the Son of Bane, [[SanitySlippage his mind from being dissected, tortured, and witnessing the remaking of Gotham caused his mind to become alike with Saint Batman]], as shown with killing his two rescuers without a second thought. So even for a person well known to have strong resilience in terms of both physical and mental attributes, he is also still vulnerable to break his moral code through any means necessary.
** Lois Lane's ExcessiveMourning of Superman's death and how it became a catalyst to become [[NominalHero The Eradicator]], [[WhatTheHellHero blaming the entire superhero community for not being there with him]] and trying to take actions in her own hands in an effort to carry on Clark's legacy. At one point her duel with Batman, she pointed out how Clark always pitied him for his relentless crusade against those who break the law, and even they always cause trouble for him, he doesn't stop. [[HeroKiller She promptly ends his "suffering" shortly after]]. What's Worse is that her actions unintentionally caused the deaths of Steel and Superboy, along with the [[KilledOffForReal newly revived Clark Kent]], further cementing her character into further darkness.
** Sinestro as the Limbo Lantern, especially the circumstances surrounding his fate. First, instead of sharing the White Lantern's ring with Hal like in the original comic, he decided it would be best if he were to fully keep it for himself. This has led to [[TheBadGuyWins Nekron winning over the Lantern Corps, bringing all life under the influence of the Black Lanterns and taking over the universe as a result]]. Even when he finished his RedemptionQuest by restoring life throughout the universe, he was guilt ridden once again when he realised that he used a template that causes the newly-restored life throughout the cosmos to become engulfed in blood and violence, and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere tried to escape to another universe out of shame]].
** Blue Beetle's downward spiral, especially how Tempus Fuginaut states that sometimes people must die in order to keep universes safe from destruction. Ever since he survived his encounter with Maxwell Lord, he inherited the power of Brother Eye in order to use it to prevent the impending crisis, which while successful, also alienated is friendships towards the Justice League along with his long-time friend Booster Gold due to his KnightTemplar tendencies. He was further tested when it comes to preventing another crisis in his universe is when Brother Eye suggested that in order to save Earth, [[PopulationControl the half of the superhero community must be culled]], which despite his reluctance due to his close relationships, he ultimately chooses to pull off Brother Eye's scheme. His path of "saving the world" has led to unintentionally killing Booster Gold, [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul having his emotions shut down by Brother Eye so he could fulfil his mission]], and ironically became [[FallenHero a walking crisis himself]], far worse than was originally intended.

** Blue Beetle's downward spiral, especially how Tempus Fuginaut states that sometimes people must die in order to keep universes safe from destruction. Ever since he survived his encounter with Maxwell Lord, he inherited the power of Brother Eye in order to use it to prevent the impending crisis, which while successful, also alienated is friendships towards the Justice League along with his long-time friend Booster Gold due to his KnightTemplar tendencies. He was further tested when it comes to preventing another crisis in his universe is when Brother Eye suggested that in order to save Earth, [[PopulationControl the half of the superhero community must be culled]], which despite his reluctance due to his close relationships, he ultimately chooses to pull off Brother Eye's scheme. His path of "saving the world" has led to unintentionally killing Booster Gold, [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul having his emotions shut down by Brother Eye so he could fulfil his mission]], and ironically became [[FallenHero a walking crisis himself]], far worse than was originally intended.

** Sinestro as the Limbo Lantern, especially the circumstances surrounding his fate. First, instead of sharing the White Lantern's ring with Hal like in the original comic, he decided it would be best if he were to fully keep it for himself. This has led to [[TheBadGuyWins Nekron winning over the Lantern Corps, bringing all life under the influence of the Black Lanterns and taking over the universe as a result]]. He tried to kill himself in order to escape his fate, [[BungledSuicide but in doing so somewhat fused Nekron's energy to the White Ring]], essentially making him [[NotQuiteDead unkillable]] and becoming the Limbo Lantern as a result.

* Bruce's entire predicament in the Dark Universe of ''Knightfall'', he lost his mantle entirely to Jean-Paul Valley and was ForcedToWatch his city burn and redesigned before his very eyes as a [[BodyHorror disembodied head running on steampunk-esque machinery]], along with losing his former residence and base to Valley and his henchmen along [[KillEmAll with the implication that his entire Bat-Family being killed]].
** Even when he was rescued by Lady Shiva and the Son of Bane, [[SanitySlippage his mind from being dissected, tortured, and witnessing the remaking of Gotham caused his mind to become alike with Saint Batman]], as shown with killing his two rescuers without a second thought. So even for a person well known to have strong resilience in terms of both physical and mental attributes, he is also still vulnerable to break his moral code through any means necessary.
* Lois Lane's ExcessiveMourning of Superman's death and how it became a catalyst to become [[NominalHero The Eradicator]], [[WhatTheHellHero blaming the entire superhero community for not being there with him]] and trying to take actions in her own hands in an effort to carry on Clark's legacy.
** At one point her duel with Batman, she pointed out how Clark always pitied him for his relentless crusade against those who break the law, and even they always cause trouble for him, he doesn't stop. [[HeroKiller She promptly ends his "suffering" shortly after]].
** Worse is that her actions unintentionally caused the deaths of Steel and Superboy, along with the [[KilledOffForReal newly revived Clark Kent]], further cementing her character into further darkness.
* Out of all the fallen characters depicted in [=TftDU=], [[TragicVillain Sinestro probably takes the mantle]], especially the circumstances surrounding his fate.
** First, instead of sharing the White Lantern's ring with Hal like in the original comic, he decided it would be best if he were to fully keep it for himself. This has led to [[TheBadGuyWins Nekron winning over the Lantern Corps, bringing all life under the influence of the Black Lanterns and taking over the universe as a result]]. He tried to kill himself in order to escape his fate, [[BungledSuicide but in doing so somewhat fused Nekron's energy to the White Ring]], essentially making him [[NotQuiteDead unkillable]] and becoming the Limbo Lantern as a result.

* Out of all the fallen characters depicted in [=TftDU=], [[TragicVillain Sinestro probably takes the mantle]], especially the circumstances surrounding his fate.

* Out of all the fallen characters depicted in TftDU, [[TragicVillain Sinestro probably takes the mantle]], especially the circumstances surrounding his fate.

** Worse is that her actions unintentionally caused the deaths of Steel and Superboy, along with the [[KilledOffForReal newly revived Clark Kent]], further cementing her character into further darkness.

** At one point her duel with Batman, she pointed out how Clark always pitied him for his relentless crusade against those who break the law, and even they always cause trouble for him, he doesn't stop. [[HeroKiller She promptly ends his "suffering" shortly after]].

** At one point her duel with Batman, she pointed out how Clark always pitied him for his relentless crusade against those who break the law, and even they always cause trouble for him, he doesn't stop. [[HeroKiller she promptly ends his life shortly after]].

* Lois Lane's ExcessiveMourning and how it was used to become [[NominalHero The Eradicator]], [[WhatTheHellHero blaming the entire superhero community for not being there with him]] and trying to take actions in her own hands in an effort to carry on Clark's legacy.

Whilst the Dark Multiverse mainly contains the horrors and dark-retellings of popular DC events, if not taken at face value it you could see some sad moments around certain characters that suffer in the universes they live in.

* Lois Lane's ExcessiveMourning and how it was used to become [[NominalHero The Eradicator]].

** Even when he was rescued by Lady Shiva and the Son of Bane, [[SanitySlippage his mind from being dissected, tortured, and witnessing the remaking of Gotham caused his mind to become alike with Saint Batman]], as shown with killing his two rescuers without a second thought. So even for a person well known to have strong resilience in terms of both physical and mental attributes, he is also still vulnerable to break his moral code through any means necessary.

** Even worse, ''all'' worlds in the Dark Multiverse are bound to rot away into oblivion, implied that if the fears above the Dark Multiverse are vanquished they'll be doomed to burn away. So it is implied that sooner or later, the characters in their respective comics will soon [[TheNothingAfterDeath become nonexistent]].